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Today he is still actively engaged in connecting the profession around the globe, especially related to LIS education. He has been a mentor to many LIS programs in the developing world. Most recently, he has been engaged with the library association of Cameroon and Senegal, meeting with their governments on the role of libraries in national development.
Abdullahi has brought forward
as editor or co-editor seminal books that enlighten and provide information and insight to library faculty and LIS students all over the world on global librarianship. In 2014 he co-edited “The Future
of LIS Education in Developing Countries: The Road Ahead” and edited the second edition of “Global
Library and Information Science,” which was recently published. Both are IFLA publications. He also currently serves on the editorial board of four international journals. As a member of the IFLA Education and Training Section, he established the IFLA LIS Education in Developing Countries Special Interest Group (SIG) and served
as its convener 2005-2013. He is known throughout the world for his efforts to adapt and improve LIS education everywhere, and to teach and encourage global librarianship. Abdullahi also created a Study Abroad program for the Royal School of Library and Information Science in Denmark.
An ALA member since 1985, Abdullahi has chaired the
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and other numerous committees. He is currently serving his fourth, three-year term as ALA Councilor- at-Large. He also has been
actively involved in IFLA for the past twenty-five years, chairing committees and helping to organize programs and workshops that move the profession forward. Among his accolades and awards is the Harold Lancour Award for Excellence in International and Comparative Study in Library and Information Sciences from the University of Pittsburgh. Abdullahi continues to travel the world to speak, listen, network, and collaborate with his colleagues. In addition, he is faculty advisor for the North Carolina Central University ALA Student Chapter.
Tulsa, Oklahoma: Home of
11th National Conference of African American Librarians
Culture Keepers XI | SANKOFA EXPERIENCE: Inspired by Our Past, Igniting Our Future
August 5-9, 2020 Hyatt Regency Hotel Tulsa, Oklahoma
For further information, contact conference co-chairs:
Keith Jemison, Tulsa, OK | [email protected] Cyndee Landrum, Evansville, IN | [email protected]
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